The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has hosted a meeting with the British Conservative Party politician William Hague and his delegation.

In the four-hour meeting, Hague and Assad discussed the current events in the region including the peace process in the Middle East based on international relevant resolutions.

The necessity of achieving a just and comprehensive peace was among the discussed topics.

President al-Assad and Hague also exchanged views on the situation in Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon, stressing the importance of Syria's role in the region as part of the solution.

To a great extent, viewpoints were close on the proposed issues. Both sides agreed to exchange visits and viewpoints regarding bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern.

Considering that Hague, the leader of the conservative party until 2001, has no key position in the labor government of Tony Blair, it is surprising to see him together with the unnamed members of his delegation suddenly being appointed to make the trip to visit Assad personally.

The conservative party leader, David Cameron, recently said that support for Israel is 'in the DNA' of members of his party, of which Hague is no exception.

Hague was involved in hot debates with Tony Blair in the House of Commons when he was the Tory leader but always managed to call the Prim Minster as 'The honorable gentleman'.

Some analysts believe that the conservative party which is due to take the command of the British government in the next elections is already making certain arrangements to pave the way for its 'Thatcherism policy' which is in more accordance with the colonialist intensions of the Court of St James's.

Some other analyst believe the British government is aiming to make a tangible shift of momentum in the middle east, similar to the functions it carried out after the first and the second world wars.

Taking in mind that the support for Israel is 'in the DNA' of British conservatives and Cameron is calling himself a 'Zionist', one wonders what could be the 'close viewpoints' between Syria and UK over the Middle East crises.

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